A Retiree Discovers an Elusive Math Proof–and Nobody Notices

Posted by melling on Sunday April 02, 2017 @10:46AM
from the wired.com dept.

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Re:A Retiree Discovers an Elusive Math Proof–and Nobody Notices by teslacar on Sunday April 02, 2017 @11:44AM (#14017547)

I think it's safe to say people have noticed

IMHO, it would have been solved sooner had more people been working on it. I think only 5 or so people had or were working on it?

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Re:A Retiree Discovers an Elusive Math Proof–and Nobody Notices by CarolineW on Sunday April 02, 2017 @11:20AM (#14017463)

This exact same story was submitted four days ago and received considerable discussion. You can find that discussion here:

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